Carmel Beach Surf Break

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
264
229
229
173
318
295
292
367
337
333
329
356
697
673
518
380
298
295
487
481
469
457
439
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12PM1.52m
6:55AM0.90m
6:51PM1.57m
8:28AM0.91m
7:27PM1.62m
9:44AM0.95m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.34m
11:56AM0.52m
2:11AM0.18m
12:41PM0.68m
2:59AM0.05m
1:27PM0.80m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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5:50
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5:50
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8:29
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8:29
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8:29
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8:29
 mm
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—
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
15
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
151
125
93
98
100
98
98
78
75
337
333
217
356
697
673
518
380
298
295
487
206
304
289
439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
NW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
232
264
229
229
116
318
287
246
188
60
217
329
214
35
36
54
39
39
77
123
481
469
457
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
114
114
114
116
173
216
295
292
367
188
59
45
44
13
11
65
98
98
99
2
2
2
45
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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1.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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